St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-10
A BIG SCHEME AFOOT
To Improve American and Cana
dian Water Ways---Adulteratio
OfGrainS,

To Improve American and Cana
dian Water Ways---Adulteratio
OfGrains.
There has been much talk among
raisers of wheat and other grains in
Montana and Northern Minnesota that
their products have not reached the do,
main across the water in such a condi-
ton as they were when they left the
thresher's field. There is altogether
too much mixing, land when the products
reach the other side of 1.-The pond" they
do not represent the quality by one-half
what they are when they leave their
place of nativity, say the producers. In
order to prove this the farmers have
caused shipment Of dead straight
grain to be made direct from the farms to
Glasgow and Liverpool. These ship
ments are now on the way and will,
without doubt, triple discount any grain
receipts that pass through the regular
channels that brokers furnish. These,
with many other commodities that
America can furnish, the people across
the water are all subjected to manipula-
ton, and American products do not re-
ceive the standard of purity that they
deserve.
In pursuance of these facts there is
movement Oh foot that will, if conSum-
mated, be of 4 great benefit to the
American public at large. 1t is nothing
more or less than establishing a line of
transatlantic steamers between Glas-
gov, Liverpool ana Duluth. This idea
may seem one OF great magnitude. at
first blush, but when the details are ex-
planned all objections must vanish at
once" said a railroad man to GLOBE
reporter the other day. Let us take an
ocean steamer from Liverpool, for in
stance. She arrives i'll st. Lawrence
river and can, at present, pass Quebec,
but just
BEFORE REACHING MONTREAL
would encounter mile Or so of rapids.
These rapids, with but little expense,
could be broken upand allow the pass 4
age of the largest. transatlantic steam
ship. From Montreal the river is of
ample depth TO allow the passage of the
largest craft as far as. a point less than
mile east Of Kingston. Here a little
work could be accomplished that would
clear the way through Lake Ontario to
Niagara Falls. where a canal improve
ment would be necessary. Lake Erie,
would then take the craft to Detroit
river, where nominal Improvement
would be necessary. Lake Huron then
takes the craft to the 800" where inn
provements are now il progress. This
admits the Liverpool into Lake Su-
perior, and. with very little improve
ment in Duluth hartor, we find that
Duluth is the Liverpool aud ST. Paul
and Minneapolis the London of Amer
lea. This idea has been brought up be-
fore Minnesota's Representatives in the
senate and congress, and has met
with favor. 1t is a sub
ject that should be pushed
for all it is worth and there are large
number of influential men who are be-
hind this scheme. There is no reason
in the world why the United States gov
eminent, in conjunction with the Cana
dian authorities, should not bring this
to climax during the next session of
congress. Both the United States and
Canadian sides of the waters would be
benefited and the mother country OF
Canada would also have large chance.
The United States government would :
only show itself lax in the thoroughfares
offered it by nature, if it did not avail
itself of this opportunity"